Hendrik
I was referring to the "first batch to be released in the UK". I already have the french T5F SB. Unfortunately Dracula (the title I'm looking for) was not among the SB titles released in France last January!
Strangely http://www2.r2-dvd.org has several reviews of the UK SB DVDs but no mention of postponement?

...ahh... look at this:quoteIn a move to increase consumer traffic on their dedicated website, consumers will for a limited time only, be able to purchase this first collection of SuperbitTM titles direct from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment's dedicated area on their home site, which can be accessed directly at: http://www.cthe.co.uk/superbitend of quote
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Thanx Hendrik...that explains! Unfortunately Columbia does not ship outside of the UK. Guess I'll have to wait till these are available thru other UK online shops.
They also don't mention for how long they will be available form their online store exclusively?

The UK versions are only being sold via the Columbia Tristar website and not via normal retailers visit www.cthe.co.uk
They claim its so they can assess demand but probably just boosts their profits as you have to pay a full retail price £19.99 plus £3 postage (a complete rip off for UK consumers as usual) and they don't have to offer any discounts to retailers which are passed on to us consumers.